This course provides a view of the history of spaceflight, from early writings telling of human's fascination of space through the early Russian and American space stations. Developed as an interesting and entertaining slice of space history that is accessible to anyone with an interest in human spaceflight
A Brief History of Human Spaceflight
A Brief History of Human Spaceflight
Instructor: Dr. Chuck Layne
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ER
Reviewed on Jul 28, 2020
This was very enjoyable to learn about and to get your foot into the human spaceflight world.
HK
Reviewed on Sep 1, 2017
As an aerospace engineering student, I gained historical background about my profession. I hope there will be a second part of this course.
PH
Reviewed on Nov 30, 2015
Great summary and overview of manned spaceflight in the 60s and 70s. Plenty of archival footage and rarely seen recordings from both the U S and Soviet space programs.
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